May 07.The one where the toddlers try to eat the wrapping paper and climb the Christmas tree!

[TheGreatScootini]

New thread..we-ell it is nearly December and I like to start the festivities early doors

You are not miserable CM..You are going through a horrible time.
Tis a bit tumbleweedy on 't thread these last few days though..

Tell DH I have ALOT of jobs for him to do Mrs JB.I am so sick of the sight of this ruddy shiny wall paper!

Girls back tonight.I am looking forward to seeing them but I cant pretend it hasnt been nice to have some peace

TSM, just seen your wedding pics! Wow. That dress is just stunning. You look so glamorous. DD and DSD look lovely too. Oh and dh too I suppose. You just look beautiful, truly.

I don't want to know what you were doing in that phonebox.

My dh even looked over my shoulder and said 'lovely dress'. So, it must be for him to bother to comment.

Aah.

Thank you SOH ... Very brave of you to try and wade through the pics - there are soooo many of them - even I get bored halfway through ! I'm not sure about the phonebox either - it was bloody filthy for a start

DSD was an absolute princess all day - she loved it and took it very seriously. She's a proper little poser as well - the photographer loved her.

DD on the other hand, was not so keen on walking down the aisle (she'd been playing quite happily on the stairs with her cousins before we went in). She kicked off horribly and screamed for most of the ceremony. Proper ear splitting, distressed screams I of course then spent the rest of the day telling all my family and friends who don't see her very often that she's normally sooooo well behaved and they all just nodded disbelievingly at me .

I'm amazed we managed to get any pics of her at all - but she did manage a few

She loved the disco later though and bimbled around with a balloon and all the other little dc's there. It was very cute

Right - will stop waffling. Can you tell I missed her loads whilst we were away on our mini moon ?

where are these pictures you speak of?

They're the official ones online - there are over 400 of them though . I'll be sorting a few favourites out on Facebook at some point but if you're feeling really bored brave in the meantime, feel free to have a flick through the online ones Jennifer & Ewen ID is Cameron and password is 291108

Tilly they are gorgeous. You look stunning! The dress, the shoes and your hair. Oh how i wish i could re-do our wedding

I've seen C de B in concert 5 times!!!

It's my secret, now it's yours too

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh and stop sniggering. Watsthestory took me to see where he used to live when I was in Dublin, she went to school with his daughter.

Till, I don't think I've got you on FB, add me please.

OMG!! Tilly you are so freakin gorgeous it's unbelievable. Look at you in your sexy red dress, looking all hot tamale and stuff.

Tis OK, I found you! You look amazing, the girls looked ultra cute too!

MKG, hot tamale? can tell you are preggers, lol, how are the cravings this time?

I hate to say this but I'm getting broody!!!! someone stop me please, the time is not right but I need a teeny weeny one again!

What you guys don't use the phrase hot tamale? Actually I don't have any cravings this time around. What's wrong with me?

I've just googled tamale and I'm none the wiser. What's corn dough?

Thanks all ! I like hot tamale - only ever heard it on US programmes (Mary Murphy uses it a lot !)

Jaffa - I'm broody too. There was a gorgeous newborn when we were away....I was missing Tilly loads anyway and I came over all broody. DP was a bit

Sorry - that should be dh shouldn't it ?

Tilly wouzers you look amazing!

TYG not Dalkey he has a very large house in Enniskerry a bit further south of Dub.

So am getting a few aches and pains this evening not sure if its anything but rest assured you will all be first to know.

Jam Happy Birthday for yesterday.
Sorry I didn't post yesterday.

Sending positive baby vibes your way.

TSM beautiful wedding, you all look gorgeous. Where's the pics of the Jimmy Choos?

Not even commenting on the music. Sigh.

TYG sorry about your Mams visit. Sounds like her and mine were separated at birth.

I think from the sounds of Pink's texts last night that she had a good time

JAM did you go to your friends party? Hope baby pops out soon. Cant wait to hear

For the education of SOH:
Tamales (thank goodness my husband is Mexican, and I can tell you)

A Tamal is a wonderful ford that is made from Masa (a flour made from corn, but not sweet like corn meal for making corn bread) You use it to make tortillas etc. What you do is you take dried corn husks, soak them, then you mix your masa dollup some in the soaked corn husk and spread it out. Then you put in your filling, generally it's a meat in a salsa, but I prefer cheese and hot peppers). You wrap it all together and tie the corn husk and steam it. they are very good.

Here in the US a hot tamale is a little red candies that have a powerful cinnamon flavor.

Jam you are so gonna have this baby today or tomorrow.

grrr no baby went to bed and it all stopped. So went to Bluewater today on the hope that trekking round a shopping center might start me off. Have got an uber busy wk lots of activites and visits with friends hoping that menas that it will decide to come sooner rather than later.

The bloody phonecalls have started MIL this arvo left a voicemail erm dont you think we might have phoned you seeing as you are meant to look after Archie when it happens. Also SIL this eve anything happened yet so I told her I had the baby several days ago but we are not telling anyone. I know I am horrible but seriously tis not even my due date yet. [much rolling of the eyes]

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend.

Jam, tell em all to check on MN for a birth announcement and switch off your phone.

How annoying for you Jam, I never made it to either of my due dates so fortunately I never had that! Why they are ringing before the due date, goodness only knows.
TYG sorry your mum's visit was not good. At least you've done your bit for a while. Dh has a similar relationship with his mum and every now and then he has pangs of guilt. You know the 'oh but she is my mum' stuff. Then he invties her over and spends the whole time saying 'why did you let me' and wishing he hadn't.
I'm on tenterhooks at the mo as to whether I'll be at work tomorrow. We went out last night to the school Family Disco (I know how to live). The kids had a great time but C woke at 4am with a raging temperature, headache etc. He didn't wake again until 8am when he was still very hot and feeling poorly. He was complaining of everything from earache to sore legs. I dosed him up with Calpol and Nurofen and by 2 he was racing around, jumping off the furniture singing Christmas songs. I took him to the party he was invited to from 3.30-5.30 and when I picked him up he looked dreadful. I think everyone treated it as a germ-sharing party. There have been so many kids in his class ill, even the birthday girl looked very peaky. Tonight he has a temp again and says he has tummy ache and a headache. He went to bed at 7 with Nurofen and hasn't woken since. I'm hoping sleep will get rid of it but think I'll be lucky if it does.
Did anyone watch Take That this evening? I luuurve them still, they don't look bad do they!

Jam (hic) I hope the baby (hic) arrives (hic) soon.

TYG, what will happen with mother? will things just get forgotten and even out or will things be said. [hic]

*mkg tamales sound yummy.

Abby, hope C is ok.

(hic)
My house looks like santa's grotto;

[hic]

I have drunk too much wine!

I love you!!!!

night.
xx

OMG Take That were brilliant - i have recorded it so i can watch it over and over Had a friend stay for the weekend, she is the dd of the touring car driver we sponsor and we get on really well. Hadnt realised what a big age gao there was between us (she is 16) until she asked me who the bloke singing patience was..... erm Gary Barlow! Then when they did the quiz she was saying that she had no idea when TT split up and i said well it was mid Feb 1996 and she said well i guess i wouldnt have known that given i was 4 at the time. I suddenly felt old!

How's the head MmeJB?

PMSL at drunken posts >

Abby hope the kids are not too sick, nice to have you posting

Jam he is not ready you have a few more days weeks yet

Chris de whatsist? Ohmigod

TYG is S still talking about all the boy stuff with you? I would be terrified, i was such a erm... well i was quite forward about all things boy related and quake in my boots to think of going through it all with the girls.

SOH where have you been? Is the internet functioning normally now? Are you coming to see us?

I am having an off day. The twins are home sick (coughs colds etc...)I had planned to pop to Sainsburys and take advantage of the half price baby stuff and mooch round M&S swapping clothes that mum bought for the girl (mil and mum bought the same almost) then this arvo i have a toddlers Xmas party for Beau and H that i was making a huge Gingerbread cake for late last night.

I asked the twins Dad if he could have them (he was having them after school anyway) so they would not have to come out with me and do school runs and playschool drop offs. But noooooooooooooo he is unavailable Honestly i just give up! He swans in and takes them for the fun stuff and pays nowt. I am so fed up with it, it is so unfair.

What do you do though? The twins like seeing him.

DH has just emailed to say he will be back at lunchtime so i cam still take the boys to their party (phew) I sent a very pathetic email at 730 this morning.

When he left i was holding B over the sink washing out wipes as he had poo welded to his bum and was red raw. He was screaming i was dying with the pain of holding him like that. He probably thought thank god i go to work.

I am also > swollen! My fingers are all puffy, i never get puffy. Well maybe if it is hot at the end and it is usually my ankles. My rings are off dunno if i should phone the midwife or not. My BP is normally 90\50. What do you think? Could be the girl hormones making it different i suppose.

My parents stay was fine, no mention of it. I avoided the subject Still don't know what to do. I am pretty sure my sister has no clue i am so pissed off with her. Not sure i can be bothered to explain it. I may email her.

God i am MISERABLE. Still only 5 weeks till due date and 2 weeks left of school!!!! Yipeeeeeeeee!

I would just check with the MW on the puffiness, just to be on the safe side.

Hmmm cant go and see her anyway as the children are all here. May phone her when dh is back and they are home from school. They will only ask me to go in and be checked.

Am off to ice cake, dh will be home lunchtime so i can still go with them.